Do you start calling tighter?

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by MOFFICIAL
Here is the situation.
I am calling my normal game fairly tight but still keeping in mind Advantage/disadvantage and play starts to get rough. I am calling more fouls but play continues to be rough.
Do you then begin to call all contact regardless of Ad/Disad?

I personally do not believe in the term "tight" or "loose" when you talk about what you call. It is always in my book going to be about advantage/disadvantage for me. I think personally when you start talking with that kind of language, you begin to call contact that does not affect plays. Or you do not contact that needed to be called. I think what you call is not really how you stop behavior alone. You can talk to players and take your time after hard fouls. Better yet, use the FT shooting opportunities to get a point across and Throw-in situations.

I guess I am always going to call the game according to some kind of advantage/disadvantage principle. For those that are a stickler for the rulebook, that is how the rules require us to call it. I just think we personally need to do more off-ball officiating or dead ball officiating and that will help any situation much better than what you call. But that is just me.

Peace